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Nirnn .STATES ENOCH HDDEN, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

, PORTABLE wATER-cLosET.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 43,699, dated/July 12, 1864.

To all 'whom it may concern Be itknown that I, ENocH HIDDEN, of New York city, county and' State of NewYork, l have invented a new and Improved Portable Tater-Closet; and I do hereby declare that the' following" is a full, clear," and exact de= .scription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings', making a part of this specication, in Which-` Figure 1 is a side elevation of my portable water-closet complete. Fig. 2. is a transverse section through Fig. 1, taken in the vertical plane indicated by redv line w Fig. 3 is a diametrical section through the upper portion of Fig. 1, taken in a plane at right vangles to Fig. 2.A Fig. 4 is a diametrica-l section of the upper portion of the water-closet arranged for use.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- Asponding'parts in the several figures.

This-inventien-relates to certain new and useful improvements in water-closets which are intended for use in bed-rooms, hospitals, and other places where private rooms for relieving nature are not found convenient.

rIhe invention also relates toimprorements 4on such water-closets as are so constructed thatl when not in immediate use they can be cover-ed, and the jointof the cover hermetil cally sealed` against. the escape ot' oi'ensive odor.

The nature of my invention consistsin so f attaching-the seat to a vessel ot' any capacity and'character that it vwill not be necessary to l detach this seat from s'aid vessel in opening or closing the cover thereof; At 'the same time means are provided for readily removing the seat at pleasure lfor cleaningjthe apparatus.

My invention also consists in so applying a lever to the apparatus that thecover thereof i can'be easily and quickly forceddeb-'nin its place, and locked with a pressure sufficient to prevent the escape of offensive odor."

v lily invention further consists in the appli-l ,cation of a bail to the cover of a .portable water-closet in such manner that when saidl cover is locked downin its place this bail will' answer as a convenient means for moving the apparatus from one place to another as well as for handling the cover.

My invention further consists. in so constrnctin g the apparatus thatit can be readily adapted for the use of adults or small children, all as will be hereinafter described.

and use my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

V In thel accompanying drawings, A represents a vessel,\vhich may be made of any suitpreter, however, to construct these vesselsof can be readily cleaned and kept clean. It is human body are of such a nature as to readily corrode metal, and hence the necessity of such matters with enamel'or some substance 'which Will not oxidize. This vessel has firmed on its sides near the top edge a curved tongue, a., diametrically opposite which lare twoV projecting ears, b b, by means of which lever is itself pivoted to-a lng,- c2, project-ing l from the edge ofthe cover B. The under side tion representedin Figs. 1 and 3 the cover is drawn down li'ardiipon the upper edge ot' the vessel A, andi ther'ellocked.

,The cover Bis constructed with an annular i in the act of fforci'ng the lever c to the posigroove around'pit's under edge adapted for. re-

cciving and keepinguin place a packing of india-rubber, c,"o1"any'suit'abl.e substance,-

joint between the cover and the vessel'Awhen the former is forcedklown'in place, as above described, and as :I have shownin Figs. l, 2, www ,y i f t' In Figs. 2 and 3 it will be `seen that the l l i l l l f 'lipperledge ot the vessel A is embedded into sealed joint.

. The cover B is furnishedvvit'h ribs Yf 'or strengthening it, and also with a bail,C, which the -ipa'ckixig-` in such `manner as to form a To' enable others skilled in the art to malte able capacity and of any suitable material. 1 I

metal, enameled on the inside, so that theyI a well-known fact that-the ercrements of the' coating the interior of vessels for containing llatter the cover orlidB-is-hin-gedto said ves of the tongue a isc'urved in such manner that z' lwhich is intended to form a perfectly gas tightmay be made separate and riveted to it.` The v object of' this bail is to enable a person tol handle the apparatus, and to move it about from place to placewhen the several parts are all put together, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.-

D is an annular 'flange or cylinder of metal, the lower edge of which is adapted to t vwithin thefvessel' Aland to -rest thereon, as represented-in Fig. 4;.and its upper edge is furnished with 'ears d d, by means-of which the seat-piece E can be secured to it, as shown in the-several figures. This seat-piece may be 'made of wood, or anyother suitable substance whichwill answer the desired end, and it should be shaped in such manner as to be comfortable 4to sit on. l 1I The seat-piece E is adapted for receiving a supplemental seatpiece, E', which is of such form as `to adapt it for childreiis use. The lange which is formed on this smaller seat is intended to tit within the larger seat, and -to lkeep the sinaller one inits placef When not in immediate use, this supplemental seat is removed. The cylinder D has lugs g cast on it, 'as shown iu Figs. 1 and 2', to whichis pivoted arpin, h, having a square head formed on-its upper end. This hinged pin fits into an eyepiece, h', which is formed on the outside and y represent these two adjustments; Fig.3shows the seat resting upon the cover D, and Fig. 4" shows the seat adjusted upon the vessel A, ready for use.` l

When it is desired to clean the vessel A, the cover B is thrown back, andthe seat and its cylinder lil'ied o'by slipping the pin hout of its socket-piece. h', when the seat and cylinder are adjusted upon the cover I 5,"a s` shown inFi'gs. 1 and 3. Thepins i ,projeetiighp from said cover, serve to keep the seat and-cylinder, in position. j. The bottom ofthezvessel .rt-has cast or 4otherwise formed` on .it projecting pins, by

means of which .a square base-piece, G, is secured to it. {lfb-1s base-piecezis perforated to recelve pin's jj, Fig. -`2', which are securedinto the upper ed ge ofa box, H, 'which serves'the` two'fc ld.l vpurpose of va 'stool for vthe apparatus when used for adults, and also of a chest for f containing waste paper, & c. The door J is provided .withalatch' and handle, byvwhich it can -be fastenedand readily opened at pleasure.

' Instead of using a box-stool, H, as apart of ,thefwater-closet, the vessel A may be supported upon anything which will be'the proper 'height to. enable-a person to sit upon it comfortably; or, when the cheststool forms au accompaniment to the apparatus, the upper portion-. e., the vessel A and its seatsmay be removed and' put upon the floor for the colufort of children.

As such an apparatus may be unsightly if exposed in 4a ro'om, I propose to cover it with a box, which may be made of wood or pasteboard, and thus it .may be made to appear as an article of furniture. v

The construction of 'the several essential parts of my'improved portable water-closet having been described, vI will brieily describe the manner. of using' it. i

For adults, the chest'stool will be found very convenient, although-this may bel dispensed with, and anything convenient used in its stead. The lever-handle -G is detached from its tongue a, andthe cover B thrown back, as represented in Fig. 4, previous to which, however, lthe seat and cylinder E D are A thrown 'back' out of the way yot' the cover. The seatis now brought down upon the vessel A, and fitted thereon, as above described.

AAfter use, the seat is Athrown back, to allow the cover. tov be brought over and secured down upon the vessel, as I have already described. The seat is then returned to its `former.position ou the cover, after n which the `"apparatus can be set aside by taking hold of thebail.

Having described my'invention, what l vclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Paten t, viss-'- tially as described.

2. The combination,with a portable watercloset, of an extensiblejoiuted fastening, which will admit of the seat being adjusted, and also removed at pleasure, substantially as described.

3. The'combinatiou of thelocking-lever with a portable water-closet, substantially as and for the purpose described.-

l4. The arrangement ofa handle, C, or its equivalent, with the cover of awater-closet having a hinged or adjustable annular seat" above it, substantially as described.

5.o The vessel A, whichv has its interior surface covered with enamel or other non-corrodible substance, and has a hinged sealing cover, in combination with au adjustable seat, the whole constituting a portable water-closet, substantially as set frth.

j lEscort HIDDEN.`

Witnessesr R. T, CAMPBELL, E. SCHAFER. 

